Norwegian Sky Cruises Canceled From May 29, 2023 through December 29, 2023

[rbdavis3951]

I was scheduled for a July 31, 2023 - August 4, 2023 cruise but received the following this morning:

 

Dear Valued Guests and Travel Partners:

On behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line, thank you very much for your loyalty and for making us your vacation of choice. We have
important information regarding your upcoming sailing onboard Norwegian Sky.
 

As a result of ship redeployment, all Norwegian Sky sailings from May 29, 2023 through and including December 29, 2023 have
been canceled. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused .
 

A full monetary refund of the fare paid will be automatically returned to the form of payment provided at the time of reservation .
No further action is required; your refund will be automatically processed within 30 business days. You will see the refund
returned to the original form of payment 7-10 business days from the processed date. The visibility of the funds is dependent
on each financial institution’s internal policies.
 

For those reservations paid via a previously issued Future Cruise Credit (FCC), 100% of the FCC used will be automatically
re-applied to your Latitudes account. No further action is required; the FCC will be automatically added to the account within 7
days of the cancelation date.
 

As we share your disappointment, we have issued a 10% discount in the form of a FCC. This credit can be used for up to one
year from date of issue and can be applied towards any of our currently published sailings through December 31, 2023. The
FCC will be available on February 21, 2022.
 

If you are interested in selecting another sailing for your upcoming vacation, please contact us at 1-800-327-7030 or your travel
professional. Guests residing outside of the US or Canada should visit www.ncl.com for local contact information.
 

We sincerely appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you aboard very soon .
 

Sincerely,
 

Katty Byrd
Senior Vice President, Guest Services

[Honolulu Blue]

I'm sorry for your loss.  Where was it scheduled to sail from and to?

[shof515]

on another site it also lists more cancel cruises:

All sailings from December 30, 2022, through and including February 13, 2023
All sailings from February 20, 2023, through and including April 14, 2023
All sailings from May 29, 2023, through and including December 29, 2023

[FreestyleNovice]

Sky back to Cuba? 

[rbdavis3951]

2 hours ago, Honolulu Blue said:

I'm sorry for your loss.  Where was it scheduled to sail from and to?

My particular cruise was a 5 day Bahamas cruise out of Miami July 31 - August 4, 2023.

Edited February 10, 2022 by rbdavis3951

[ohioNCLcruiser]

New itins coming or will she be a fleet exit? Hmmm

[AtlantaCruiser72]

4 minutes ago, ohioNCLcruiser said:

New itins coming or will she be a fleet exit? Hmmm

 

If she was a fleet exit one would assume they would have cancelled her 2024 schedule at the same time, which they did not.  Most likely just going away from her predominately 3/4 day rotation and instead moving to longer sailings, or relocating to another port

 

Re the previous post about Cuba.  The Biden administration has made no indication that they intend to reopen tourism for US citizens to Cuba, so that's a non-starter.

[Honolulu Blue]

1 hour ago, rbdavis3951 said:

My particular cruise was a 5 day Bahamas cruise out of Miami July 31 - August 4, 2023.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[rbdavis3951]

My FCC credit from the cancelled 2021 Norwegian Breakaway cruise that was used for this cruise is already back in my account. Supposedly by February 21st the 10% FCC for this trip will show up.

[mking8288]

Hmmm, not easy to speculate here.  Early retirement for the Sky and modernize - with newer ships coming out of the shipyard and/or available cheaply, maybe from bankrupt World Dream (sister ships with design similar to the *away class) ... cut a deal with Genting HK, Ltd ?? 

[brilliantseas]

2 hours ago, mking8288 said:

Hmmm, not easy to speculate here.  Early retirement for the Sky and modernize - with newer ships coming out of the shipyard and/or available cheaply, maybe from bankrupt World Dream (sister ships with design similar to the *away class) ... cut a deal with Genting HK, Ltd ?? 

 

NCL made a major investment in a full refurbishment and upgrade to the Sky in 2019. To my knowledge, the ship, although smaller and older than the new mega-ships, is currently in great shape and still has significant value relative to other 90s era ships. I suspect this is either a re-deployment, a major itinerary adjustment, or a sale to another cruise line.